Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe's antislavery classic helped sow the seeds of abolition across the nation and became the bestselling novel of the nineteenth century

Since its publication in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel has been instrumental in shaping American attitudes about slavery and race. Throughout its long publication history, this remarkable novel has been both beloved and criticized, and its impact on antebellum cultural attitudes cannot be denied.

With a diverse and memorable cast ...